Essay Leadership and Culture – Entrepreneurial Architecture – Leadership Assignment Help

Assignment Task

Could Do Better School is an 11-18 state school (non-fee paying), situated on the outskirts of a major city in a socially deprived community where incomes tend to be low and where family members have not been to university. All state schools are subject to external inspection every 2 years to assess academic performance and well-being of students. The school is currently identified as ‘requiring improvement which means increased external monitoring, scrutiny and paperwork. Students enter with results well below the national average and, although they make good progress, achievements are below the national average for 16-18 year olds.

The Senior Leadership Team consists of a Head teacher and Deputy Head teachers supported by Heads of Subject (Curriculum focussed) and Heads of Year (student focussed). There are 100 staff, 68 are teachers and 10 are part time. There are talented staff, but they are tired, and their confidence is low because of the inspection grading. Rates of pay are dictated by Government and finances are tight. As the school is outside the city centre the rate of pay for teachers in the school is less that those a few miles away in the city centre. Attracting staff, both those new to the profession, and experienced staff is challenging as the schools in the city centre offer a higher wage. Currently employed staff are also attracted to the higher wages of the city.

1. How might the new Head teacher develop the entrepreneurial architecture in this school (Leadership and Culture) (Patches 1 and 2)

2. How might the change process be managed? (Patch 3)

3. How might you synthesise your critical analysis to ‘stitch together the patches?